There was obviously a lot of activity, especially on Wednesday. Following the lousy weather on Tuesday, the skies above Lakeland were filled with  nonstop stream of aircraft large and small trying to get into Lakeland before the air show started. I was able to park myself toward the end of Runway 5/23, which was closed and was being used as a parking ramp for warbirds and other large aircraft. It was also a good spot from the standpoint of lighting. Here, in no particular order, are just a few of the more interesting heavy planes. More to follow .

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N62CC,  DOUGLAS DC-3C, MISSION BOSTON D-DAY LLC

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Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk, 86-24506.  US Army

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N4269Q,T-6G,MC AVIATION INC

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N526RV, RV-7A, DEWEESE ALTON R JR

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N6797X, CESSNA 310F, NAVY SONGBIRD LLC

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N862SP,  SUPER PETREL LS,  GLASTAR LLC

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N40LE, PRESCOTT PUSHER, SINDBERG OLE

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N56KD, DIAMOND DA 42, FALCON AVIATION ACADEMY

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N99TD, BEECH 58, LAKELAND FLYING SERVICE LLC

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N14PW, BEECH C-45H, SHEPARD GROUP

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N5383G, HELIO H-295, AJ’S AVIATION

 

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N4121D, HELIO H-391B, SESSIONS JOHN

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N69TA, AR-1, BARRY S FORD

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N350G, SWEARINGEN SX-300, SMITH MICHAEL

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N815EY, JETEZ, HOOLEY LANCE

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N137PP, HENSON PANTHER, HENSON BUDDY

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N23105, DH115 VAMPIRE, VAMPIRE AVIATION

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N68994, Stearman B75-N1

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N191G, HOMEBUILT CORSAIR, ROBINSON DENNIS

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N58109, FAIRCHILD M-62A, MOCK MICHAEL

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N836SR, SEAREY LSA ,PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE

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N135NP, EUROCOPTER EC-135T1, AIR METHODS

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N920BT, SINDLINGER HURRICANE, THORPE BRIAN

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There was no rest for the weary as a team of volunteer bikers shepherded the arriving planes to their parking spots. Some definitely had a sense of humor!

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More images to come